Overalls.



PATENTBD JNB 2a, 1904.

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Patented June28, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN LANDERS, OF LEBANON, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

AOVEFIALLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 763,407, dated June 28,1904.

' Application iled October 2l, 1903.

1Y0 all whom it may concern.- Be it known that I, JOHN LANDERS, acitizen ofthe United States, residing at Lebanon, in

the county of Grafton'and State of New Hampshire,liave invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Vearing-Apparel, of which' the `followingis a s 'pecication, reference being had therein to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part thereof.

Y, My invention relates to' wearing-apparel, and

more particularlyto that class of bifurcat'ed nether. garments known asoveralls Overalls as now generally made are provided with side openingsalined with the outside seam Vof each leg to Jfacilitate the putting onand removal of the garment. This construction necessitates sidecrotclies at the bottoms of these openings, which in usev are subject toconsiderable strain,witli a resulting liability to tear, and thus ripout the entire upper portion of the side seam: To avoid this, it hasbeen found necessary to employ stay stitches extending across the bottomof this crotch. In manufacturing the garment the said pattern and mannerof assembling has been found to involve several distinct operations asto each leg of vthe garment-to unite the front and the back pieces, toput in the said stay-stitches, to finish.

vthe pocket-opening, and to finish the portion 'overall wherein theassembling of the front and back pieces of each 'leg will beaccomplished in a single operation and thelcrotch at each side'will beso arranged as to relieve the side seam of all strains, and thusminimized' the liability of the tearing of the said crohtclifr l and theresultant ripping of the said side seam.`

A further object is toprovide an overall ofy a pattern wherein` thepocket-opening will bei" stayed and the bib or apron'edge finished bythe same outside seam employed to unite the y front and the back piecesof each leg. In fact,

the object of the invention may be summarized leg.

Serial No. 177,846. (No model.)

as consisting in the production of an overall with few operations, theoutside seam of which will serve to unite the front and the back piecesof each leg, stay the pocket-opening, iinish the entire side seam,including the bib or apron, and be in such a relation to the crotch ofthe liability of being ripped through strains thereon occasioned by thetearing of the crotch of 'the said side opening.

The invention'c'onsists in providing in Wearing-apparel an overall eachleg of Which comprises a back piece having a recessed portion, a sidepiece overlapping said recessed portion, permanently attached to saidback piece, and

lforming with said recessed portion a side opening recessed relative tothe side seam, fastening'means whereby said opening may be closed, and afront piece presenting a continuous edge conforming to the Contour ofthe edge of said back piece, whereby one continuous seam unites saidback piece and `said front piece, and in such other novel features vofthe pattern for and arrangement of parts as are hereinafter set forthanddescribed, and

more particularly pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a pair ofoveralls embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail view showing therelation of parts and the manner of forming the side opening on the backpiece of each Fig. 3 is a detail View of the upper part ofthe rear edgeof the front piece of the leg, showing the bib and the pocketarrangement;

' and Fig. 4 is a detail modified form of the construction shownin Fig.2, the side seam being discontinued toward the upper part to moreclearly distinguish the relationof the adjoining edges of the front andthe back pieces.

Like letters refer to like parts throughout the several views.

HEach leg ot a pair of overalls isl made similar to the other, andthetwo are united to form the complete garment. To avoid needlessrepetition, therefore, a description of but 'one leg will be enteredinto, my invention being applicable in its entirety to each leg.

As overalls are at present made each leg is composed of two pieces cutaccording to two side opening as to' relieve the said seam of' IOOdistinct patternsthe front and the back. rI`he general contour of thesepieces is immaterial to my invention eXcept as to the arrangement of theoutside seam and the upper adjoining portions of these pieces. In theaccompanying drawings the back piece of each leg is designated by theletter a. In the preferred form of my invention this piece t comprisesthe ordinary leg-pattern, as above referred to, but differs therefrom inthat toward the upper front edge a' thereof a slot about a half-inchdeep is nicked and the portion thus separated from the rest of said edgeis turned backward upon the piece a and stitched to form a reinforcedportion which is recessed relative to the front edge a. Overlapping theportion is a side piece c, doubled upon itself to avoid a raw edgetoward the rear thereof, said side piece being permanently attached tothe piece a at a point below said reinforced portion b by means of thecross-stitches (Z in a manner to form between the portion and sidepiecec a side opening, which will be recessed relative to the side seam.The edge c of the side piece c need not be finished. This edge is insubstantial alinement withV the edge a of the piece a. Suitable meansfor closing the side opening thus formed, as the buttons e on thereinforced portion and the buttonholes e in the side piece c, areprovided to facilitate the donning and removal of the overalls.

The front part of each leg comprises the front piece f and the bib orapron g, which are so united as to form one part. A pocketopening Lextends diagonally from the point of joinder of the leg and bib downwardto a point adjacent to the rear edge f of the piece An ordinary hangingpocket /t' is secured in the proper relation to the said opening it. Theedge f of the pieces f and g is preferably straight, but of course, ifnecessary, may be varied to meet the requirement for conformity with theedge a of the back piece of the leg.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4 the general details of constructionand arrangement of parts is as in the preferred form of the invention,the sole difference residing in the manner of applying the side piece c2to the part (t. In this form of the invention the upper part of thepiece ce is cnt down from the top to a point about opposite the loweredge of the pocket-opening, and a portion of the fabric is turned uponitself to form the reinforced portion b. rIhe side piece c2, however,instead of simply being doubled upon itself and then secured to the partt is doubled, so as to inclose the rear edge of the strip b2, separatedfrom the rest of the part a by being cut as above and sewed thereto inaddition to being secured by the cross-stitches c3 to the main portionof the piece ct.

In the application of my invention the several parts constituting thefront and the back piece of each leg, respectively, are assembled andsewed together as heretofore described, the various parts being moreconveniently handled and sewed when so assembled. In uniting these parts4the edges a and f are properly turned and brought close together, and aseam, as c', (preferably a double seam, as shown,) is run the entirelength of the leg from the bottom thereof to the waist-line and thebottom portion of the bib or apron. This seam unites the piece a andside piece c to the piece f, serves to stay the lower end of thepocket-opening z, where the greatest strains occur, and also finishes upthe rear edge of the lower part of the said bib or apron. In the formshown in Fig. 4 the said seam c' unites the piece t and strip b2, towhich the side piece c2 is in part attached so as to practicallyconstitute a part thereof, to the front piece f, as above described, thetwo forms and the results attained by each when completed beingsubstantially identical. By cornbining the several parts in the mannerindicated I am enabled to perform by a single operation what hasheretofore required three distinct operations on different machines orelse by hand, and the saving in the cost of production is material. Inaddition to this saving of labor the garment when completed is durableand the crotch of each side opening is not liable to tear, the relationof the outside seam to said crotch being such that all strains will beabsorbed entirely by the stitches securing said side piece c inposition, and thus relieve said seam of all strains.

It is not my intention to limit this invention to the precise details orgeneral design of garment as herein shown and described, as it isapparent that this particular form of side seam and side opening isadaptable to various other patterns of garments.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to haveprotected by Letters Patent, is-

l. In wearing-apparel, an overall each leg of which comprises a backpiece having a recessed portion adjacent to the top thereof, and a sidepiece permanently attached to said back piece overlapping said recessedportion and forming therewith a side opening recessed relative to theside seam, fastening means whereby said opening may be closed, a frontpiece presenting a continuous edge conforming to the contour of the edgeof said back and said side pieces and a continuous side seam uniting theadjoining edges of the said back and the said side pieces, and the saidfront piece.

2. In wearing-apparel, an overall each leg of which comprises a backpiece having a recessed portion adjacent to the top thereof, formed byturning a portion of the upper edge of said piece upon itself, a sidepiece permanently attached to said back piece at a point below saidrecessed portion, overlapping and forming therewith a side opening IOOIIO

recessed relative to the side seam and fastening means whereby Saidopening may be closed, a front piece having a diagonal pocketopening,one end of which is adjacent to the rear edge thereof, said front piecepresenting a continuous edge conforming to the contour of the edge ofsaid back and said side pieces, and a continuous seam uniting theadjoining edges of the said back and the said side pieces, and saidfront piece, and acting as stay-stitching for one end of saidpocket-opening.

8. In wearing-apparel, an overall each leg of which comprises a backpiece having a recessed portion adjacent to the top thereof formed byturning a portion of the upper edge of said piece upon itself` a sidepiece permanently attached to said back piece at a point below saidrecessed portion, overlapping and forming therewith a side openingrecessed relative to the side seam, and fastening means whereby saidopening may be closed, a'front piece, a bib or apron connected to andforming a part thereof, said front piece having a diagonalpocket-opening eX- tending from said bib to a point adjacent to the rearedge thereof, said front piece and the lower rear portion of said bibpresenting a continuous edge conforming to the contour of the edge ofsaid back and said side pieces, and a continuous seam uniting theadjoining edges of said back and said side pieces and the said frontpiece and its apron or bib, acting as stay-stitching for one end of saidpocketopening and finishing the rear edge of said bib or apron.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto aflxed my signature, this 16th day ofOctober, 1903, in the presence of tWo witnesses.

JOHN LANDERS.

Witnesses:

HARRY B. JACKSON, AUGUSTUS H. CARTER.

